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UK leads national effort to expand AI access for undergrads

Mar 26, 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes nearly every sector — from health and agriculture to journalism and the arts — demand for graduates who understand its foundations and implications is rapidly growing. Yet, traditional AI coursework often requires advanced programming skills or a computer science background.

UK researcher develops safety system to help self-driving vehicles and drones work together

Erin Wickey

Mar 26, 2026

As self-driving vehicles and drones become more common, a University of Kentucky researcher is working to ensure these technologies can communicate and coordinate reliably in real time. Yang Xiao, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $534,264 over five years for his work.

21 Pigman College of Engineering researchers among top 2% of world’s most-cited

Mar 3, 2026

The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 125 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines. Of those 125 scientists and scholars, 21 are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty.

UK, Microsoft to host campuswide ‘Cats AI in Action’ showcase

Tiana Thé

Feb 23, 2026

Computer Science faculty will participate in the 'Cats AI in Action', Thursday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Gatton Student Center.

KREPE-3 Flight: Send Off February 20, 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Feb 10, 2026

The KREPE-3 mission capsule sendoff offers a unique opportunity to view all 12 flight capsules before their delivery to the International Space Station.

NSF CAREER award supports faster, smarter use of massive scientific data

Erin Wickey and Ben Corwin

Feb 4, 2026

Today’s most powerful supercomputers can answer big scientific questions. However, managing large amounts of data presents a major obstacle. That challenge is the focus of the work by Xin Liang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. Liang recently received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $500,000 over five years for his research.

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‘AI is the future’: UK launches state’s 1st Bachelor of Science in AI

Jan 28, 2026

The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky has launched the Commonwealth’s first Bachelor of Science in AI. The undergraduate degree program, housed in the Department of Computer Science, will welcome its first class in Fall 2026.

Fall 2025 Dean's List includes 1,141 engineering and computer science students

Jan 9, 2026

The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is proud to announce 1,141 engineering and computer science students included on the University of Kentucky Fall 2025 Dean's List. Students are eligible for the Dean’s List by meeting these requirements during the fall or spring semester:

UK faculty awarded by Schmidt Sciences to bring AI to humanities research

Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 17, 2025

Schmidt Sciences has awarded $11 million for up to 23 teams of researchers around the world to develop and apply artificial intelligence to archaeology, history, literature and other humanities disciplines, seeking to unlock new understandings of human history and culture, the organization announced today.

2026 Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholars announced

Nov 3, 2025

Thanks to the generous support of Stanley and Karen Pigman and Kentucky’s Research Challenge Trust Fund (RCTF), engineering researchers are receiving additional annual funding to enhance the research priorities and programs of the Pigman College of Engineering. Established in 2024, the Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Endowment supports faculty, research, graduate students, facilities and research infrastructure in the Pigman College of Engineering. This year, the endowment made $235,000 in funds available for distribution.

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